Esau
18 references
- Older of the twin sons born to Isaac and Rebekah
- Birth of Gen. 25:19-26; 1 Chr. 1:34
- Called Edom Gen. 36:1,8
- A hunter Gen. 25:27,28
- Beloved by Isaac Gen. 25:27,28
- Sells his birthright for a single meal Gen. 25:29-34; Mal. 1:2; Rom. 9:13; Heb. 12:16
- Marries a Hittite woman Gen. 26:34
- His marriage to, a grief to Isaac and Rebekah Gen. 26:35
- Polygamy of Gen. 26:34; 28:9; 36:2,3
- Is defrauded of his father's blessing by Jacob Gen. 27; Heb. 11:20
- Meets Jacob on the return of the latter from Haran Gen. 33:1
- With Jacob, buries his father Gen. 35:29
- Descendants of Gen. 36
- Hostility of descendants of, toward the descendants of Jacob Obad. 1:10-14
- Ancestor of Edomites Jer. 49:8
- Mount of Edom, called MOUNT OF ESAU Obad. 1:8,9,18-21
- His name used to denote his descendants and their country Deut. 2:5; Jer. 49:8,10; Obad. 1:6
- Prophecies concerning Obad. 1:18
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.